Rare Depression Glass Pieces

By: Murray Hughes

Did you know that if you happen to have a crystal (clear) and
pink Depression Glass refrigerator bowl in the Crisscross
pattern in good condition and with its original cover, that it's
valued at between $300 and $335? Or that Shirley Temple cream
pitcher your grandmother keeps in the back of her upper cabinet
could bring up to $1,250 at auction? If you didn't, then you've
been in the dark about rare Depression Glass pieces and their
values! Here are a few pieces for which knowledgeable Depression
Glass collectors stay on constant lookout:

The Ruby Red Aladdin Beehive Lamp

Made for only six months during 1937, this lamp currently brings
anywhere from $700 to $950, if it can be found! Most collectors
owning this piece understandably do not have any interest in
letting go of it, which makes it even rarer. The color of the
glass in the Aladdin series of ruby lamps varies from a light
red with an amber tint to dark, rich red, with the deeper reds
fetching more interest with today's collectors. So if you have
this lamp with the trademarked "Aladdin" on it wick-raising
knob, you've truly got yourself a prize!

Cambridge Glass Company's Blue Cleo Etched and Footed Sugar
Sifter

Although the Cleo pattern, introduced by Cambridge in 1930, was
produced in a variety of colors such as amber, green, crystal
(clear), peach, and gold, it was and still is the blue that
attracts buyers. Along with the oil bottle with its original
stopper, the footed sugar sifter proves to be the hardest to
find and, subsequently, the most costly when it is unearthed.
These sugar sifters, usually seen only in books or magazines or,
if you're lucky, in a Depression Glass club member's private
collection, can be had, reluctantly, for anywhere from $900 to
more than $1,000. So if you encounter one in person, just look
-- don't touch it!

Ruby Flower Center Flying Lady Bowl

The story surrounding the origins of the Flying Lady bowl makes
owning the piece that much more interesting, and makes the
piece more valuable! In Ohio, where the Cambridge Glass Company
called home, glassworkers visited a traveling circus that had
come into town. A beautiful lady performer, a German trapeze
artist, so amazed the glassworker/circus visitors, that they
designed a mold in her honor. Flying Lady bowls come in several
types of glass and patterns with prices usually in the $400
range, depending upon their condition. But the Queen Mother of
this set, called the Statuesque series, lies with the ruby,
flower-centered Flying Lady bowl. This precious piece garners
upward of $2000 and more when found in mint condition. An
interesting side note about this piece: When ministers visited
those of their flock who owned the Flying Lady bowl, they were
spared the vision of her nudity. Parishioners made sure she had
been safely, and discreetly, tucked away during visits from
the preacher!

These are just a few of the Depression Glass era's most
sought-after pieces, but many more remain to raise the eyebrows
of even the most deep-pocketed glass collectors. Some of these
pieces can only be found in Depression Glass museums or, as
mentioned, in private collections. But some, albeit a tiny few, still remain out there somewhere, just waiting for some
incredibly lucky finder to discover them.

Could that lucky person be you? You'll never know unless you
try, so get to hunting!

Until next time,

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